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U.S. Telework Success Story Faces Uncertain Future

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Department of Labor is among the agencies navigating this terrain, with policies that increasingly pull workers back to the office. Telework has proven its value, yet the proposed shift raises questions about resource allocation, workplace logistics, and employee well-being. As Levin succinctly puts it, Why go backwards?

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Ohio Proposes Remote Work Limitations for State Workers

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What’s going on: An amendment has been proposed in Ohio that would limit state workers to only 8 hours of remote work per week, according to Fox 8. agencies like the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) implementing hybrid work policies. Remote work has become more prevalent due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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4 Monumental Ways Banning Noncompete Clauses Will Transform The Future Of Work

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a proposal that would ban noncompete clauses, which are contracts that can prohibit employees at a company from job jumping within their career field, trading company insights, and more. . Coca-Cola’s secret formula might be at risk.

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New Bill Would Effectively Kill Remote Work For Federal Employees

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4266) on May 7, a bipartisan bill which proposes limiting telework for federal employees at 40% of their total work hours. Senators Mitt Romney and Joe Manchin introduced the “Back to Work Act” (S. Telework opportunities will continue impacting the federal workforce this year.

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Federal Employees Push Back on Strict Return-to-Office Policies

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federal employees are advocating for more flexible return-to-office (RTO) policies as the sector is moving more quickly than the private sector to bring workers back to the office. The mandates are being issued even while it’s clear there is no consensus among federal policy makers on this key policy for the massive governmental workforce.

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House Bill Calls for Increased Office Space Reporting, Limits on Telework

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The push to enforce stricter telework (or remote work) policies for federal workers is once again on debate in Washington, D.C. The bill mandates that federal agencies publicly disclose their office space utilization rates in Washington, D.C., 4043) was proposed by Chariman Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa).

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Hostile Work Environments Are Pushing 52% Of Black Women Out Of The UK’s Workforce

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Coqual has proposed a three-step framework to support employers to prevent or reverse this trend and bring about real change for the U.K.’s multi-agency report, the pandemic disproportionately affected BME people in terms of poverty and debt, employment security, domestic and care work and health and mental wellbeing. .